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Show AT THE THEATERS. (Continued from Preceding Page.) Inez Jolivct, is today one of the foremost fore-most women violinists of the European continent. Associated with Miss Jolivet and featured fea-tured in the-leading male role will be House Peters, the famous romantic actor, who has gained nation-wide fame since his first appearance under the management of Air. Lasky and David Belasco in ' ' The Girl ot the Golden West. ' ' The main events of "The Unafraid'' take place in Montenegro, that little hardy country which lias fought both the dual empire and the Turks so long and which has suffered so heavily in the recent Balkan wars. Tin: heruiue, played by Miss .loliet, is an American Amer-ican gir by the name of Delight Warren, War-ren, who has fallen in love with Alichael Baisic, a dashing young Montenegrin Monte-negrin nobleman, and who, evading her guardian, goes to that strange conn-try conn-try all alone to keep her promise of marriage. But the very hour that Del'ght reaches Montenegro be is captured by Count Steffi n, the elder brother of her fiance, and forced to marry h i m i u r-pit e of all her protests. Stefan, the character char-acter impersonntod by Mr. Peters, is truly a man of the finest instincts, and compfds the girl to marry him only to pre veu t her wealth from going t o l ichael, who ig conspiring with secret agents of the dual empire. M ichael nat u ra I ly makes the most extreme efforts to &,ra i n possession of t lie vom'n who should have been his bride, and the ecnts of the story move forwa rd with su rpnsing rapidi t y a nd originality. In the end Delight comes to understand that tho forced marriage, which seemed at first, such a tragedy, has become the greatest, happi ness ami good fortunn of her li fe. In addition to Miss Julivi't and Mr. P-Mrs the company includes I'agn Peters, Hilly Kl-rner, Kl-rner, Lawrence Peyton, Tlwodorn Huberts, Hub-erts, Ernest Garcia, Mnijorie Daw, Raymond Ray-mond llatton and Gertrude Kellnr. In romantic roles, such as that of the impulsive im-pulsive A m erica n girl who is the he route ro-ute of "The Unafraid, Miss Jolhet is positively ideal. AVURV beautiful setting has been given the two-reel l lying-A production, pro-duction, "Ancestry," a romantic loe story, the scenes of which are laid in Italy. The duke of Lorenzo, banished ban-ished for a term of years for duelling, leaves his wifn mid child at tho nnces tial illa. Misfortune overtakes the unhappy duchess and slu goes to America, Amer-ica, whe'r her daughter dies. Tw enty years later she returns to Italy ami her Husband, with a younrr companion whom she inl reduce as her own daughter. The girl a l, 1 i rst h f nsci nat ed hy the new life, but Minn real i zes t ha t Invo men ns more to her than soc ial a in bit ion. She confesses her identity and marries her American sweel heart . V inn i l ied G rren-wnod rren-wnod and Kd ('oxen play leads in this delightful romance. "ller Kiiried Pat.'' a. two-act Majestic- drama of a woman's mistake and a woman's mercy, features Irene Hunt as the woman and Florence Crawford as the young reporter. I u No. P.) of tho ( If lire Uny Comedies Kthel gets into amusing difficulties, on account ot too many dogs. ' ' f'Jt hel ' J og-gono Luck" scores another success for this clever comedy series. ROBERT TllLUAItlUS greatest success, "A Pool There Was," by Porter Kmerson Browne, the picfu ro t lui I. made such a big hit in tho American theater in .miliary last, will bo tho attraction at the Lib-City Lib-City theater for ono week, commencing Sunoay, April I. "A Fool There Was'' is a picturi,a-tion picturi,a-tion of the Kipling poem and the great. Humes, lones pai nting, ' ' The Vampire." It; is n. vivid theme that, deals with a phase of life that will appeal lo all c lasses, "A fool there was, and ho made his prayer, Even us you and I, To a rair ami a bono and ti hank ot lm.ir.H' Porter Emerson Browne, who has been hailed as "the" American dramatist, dramat-ist, nec ni n pi i shed his greatest, success when he penned his during virile drama nf a wen It man and an u nscriipulous fi in pi re-woiim a. "A Pool There Was,' the remarkable drama in which Koberf Milliard t'.tnncd and achieved a notable success, created a nation-wide discussion at, lliu lime of its presentation and had a. record brunh ing run at Mm Eiberty theater. New York. It lias now been screened i i it o an ex fraord i na ry pict u re production and is still creating- the same mil inn-whin discission hh it, Md when a legit iuiufe piny. Pur flaring originality and sheer power pow-er and mov ing qualities, " A pool There Was"' outdooM, i a ih own pa rl icu la r field of tlie ilranin, any plav of recent years. It is a lain of a weak willed i man and a woman of beauty and a sinister sin-ister vampire heart. "The Pool" and "His Wife" are happily married and living in a style commensurate with his large fortune at a count rv house at Larehmont. "The Pool," a't the beginning of the play, is a virile, fine natured man, fond oi his home, his wife and little child and devoted de-voted to wholesome sport. Then comes the meeting with "The Vampire," who ! is destined to ultimately ruin and drive 1 bim to a degraded death. "The Fool" 1 at first resists the wiles of the sinuous, strangely fascinating vampire. But she 1 bides her time, knowing by an expe-j expe-j rienee. mile-stoned by blasted careers, i that in due course sh'e will be able to ' bend her victim to her will. ! The vampire weaves a spell about him ; that nothing short of death can break. ! Pven his child ceases to exert any good j influence over him. With curses and j violence he repels all attempts to bring him to his senses. "The Vampire" i shrugs and smiles as she sees her work j progressing. I Drink and drugs still further sap his ! u ill till, at "The Vampire's" behest, i he leaves liis wife aud child altogether. I It is the beginning of the tragic end I of "The Pool." Tno "rag and a bone 'and a hank of hair," to whom ho has !made his prayer," toys with him like a tigress with her prey. She knows too well the strength and tenacity of the web she has woven. This is a gorgeous picture with an all sta r caM . including Theda Para and Kilward Jose. It has been returned to Salt Lake because of so many requests I from the patrons of the Liberty theater, Imanv of whom saw it when here before and who want to seo it again. NO STORY with a heart, beat in it has ever la Med and lived more vividlv through all the ages than the wonderfully beautiful narrative narra-tive of the friendship of "Damon and Pythias." These two noble figures have stood heroically in all the flight of time an everlasting evidence of man's humanity tu his fellow man and countless count-less thousands have found life mure blessed because of the example. Then it is no wonder that t hp progressive photo play producer should realize that in this great and appealing human story was the subject, of subjects. Always Al-ways ipuck to see what is wanted most and wanted first by the public, the Universal Uni-versal company has made of this pres-cniation pres-cniation their premier dramatic spectacle. spec-tacle. ' Eiving in the pomp and glory that radiated through Greece in tlie height nf its day, t hese t wo noble figures are the central feature of a Morr of impelling im-pelling power, d rani a t ie int ensity a nd a sentiment, that is at once heart reaching. reach-ing. The real friendship of these warriors war-riors and leaders of men and the great test to which it is put tills the. six parts with a plot of absorbing interest and one that bristles with the thrill of unexpected un-expected climaxes and the throb of exciting ex-citing pulses. The Universal has made this the costliest cost-liest production of its active mid brilliant bril-liant career, showing the wonderful scenes in a superb spectacular and effective ef-fective manner and with accuracy and the effectiveness Mint comes from real creative realization, Patties, tho throngs at the games, tlie classic dances, the thrill of the charioteers, the conflicts at sea are pictured with wonderful power whilo the real sentiment of the st orv is brought, out wilh a tenderness that is last i ug. Manager Hall has been fortunate in securing this sensational feature for the attraction at the ticx theater on Friday and Saturday, April Hi and 17. It, will come here not only with I he st am p of enthusiastic metropol tl an approval but with the unusual record of having the full, hearty endorsement of the Supreme Podge of the Knights of Pvthias, who in all partH of the country have hailed the coming of this presentation as an event laden with splendid opportunities, for teaching, with its entertaining features, fea-tures, the great influence of the order and t he f omnia I ion of il s ritual the friendship of Damon and Pythias. IN ALL thn announcements of moving mov-ing picture films ever made in Suit Pake, it is doubtful if any news lias created more interest throughout, through-out, the length and breadth of tho city Mian the announcement that tho now-fnmnua now-fnmnua six-reel Keystone comedy film ent it led " Till v 's Punet ured It n ma nee, ' featuring Charles Chaplin, Mario Dressier Dress-ier and Mabel Norinand, is to bo seen at Puew 'h Km press for tho next four days -April PJ, I.'l, II and lo, beginning begin-ning tomorrow mto'ni ng. Mere is a moving picture feature less than three months old, and yet. a six reel film that has broken al tendance tend-ance records in such cit i'"s mh Chicago, St. I.nuiM, Kansas t'ily, Pittsburg, Seattle, Seat-tle, Sa u Fra ncisco, Pus A ngeles and ma ny ot hers. The Salt. Pak ors w ho have set' ured ' ' Ti I ly 'h Pu net ured Pom a ncn ' ' for present a lion M on tiny, Tuesday, lWVd-nesday lWVd-nesday and Thu rsday of this week at the PnipresM have done so at n heavy expense, and Salt Pake is one of the first large cities in the country to see this feature. Charles Chaplin, the man with the funnv legs. Marie lresW. the tamous musical comedy star; Mabel Norma nd. the girl with a smile, play the three leading roles, and a tremendous cast of sixty Keystone actors and actresses support them. The ynct ure can be shown in Salt Lake for four days only, and will be given daily, beginning at U a. m. and nluving until 11 p. m. Matinees will begin at 11 a. m. and continue until n. m., and the night performances will begin at o p. m. and continue until 11 p. m. A glance at the storv of "Tilly's Punctured Romance ' ' is enough to slart the laughs in itself. Tillie, a country maiden, was throwing throw-ing blocks of wood for her dog to fetch to her. Charlie, n city chap, wanders into range and receives a nnusnallv largo block of wood in the middle of his face. Tillie, seeing tho st ranger is in distress, drags him to her home. Here the stranger discovers that Tillios father has a bank mil. With threats and promises he induces 1 h r to got the money aud g o , t o the citv with him. Their tirst stop is at a cabaret, where Tillie takes the first drink of her voting life. Things go along smoothly until t hey nre disturbed bv a pret ty young damsel named Mabel, who has followed them since nrrivnl in the big citv. She turns out to be Charley's city giid, and he, on gctt ing hold of t he money Hint Tillie kept on her person. Ion ves wit h her. Tillie imbibed too freely and was put out into the street. She was then arrested nud thrown into j:iil. Her jailer, discovering her name to be Tillie Hanks. telephones to the big millionairo of the city, Houghs Ranks, nod finds that she is his niece whom ho has never seen. She is escort cd to her uncle's beautiful mansion and here creates such n scene that her uncle disowns her and oi ders her from the house. No place to go, she looks for a job, and soon res one as n waitress. ller uncle, being too much distressed by the incident, goes away to do some mountain climbing to forget, it. Here ! ho lakes a terrible fall, and his guide, thinking he is dead, telephones to Mr. 1 Hanks 's secretary, ho immediately goes looking for Tillie, who is the only known living relative. In tho meant iuie, 'harlio has made 1 use of t he bank roll by dolling up Ma bid and himself, and they are t:ik ing I i I'o easy. 11 o and M nbel one day wander into the restaurant where Tillie is work ing and Ti I lie, meet ing the one who is the cause of her donf;:ll, faints. Charlie and Mabel make their escape, and. silling down in the parlor to rest , Charlie buys n now spa per, which tells him of the hunt that is on for the missing heiress, Tillie Hanks. He immediately sneaks a wav ftotn Mabel ami goes back to the resl auran t and explains matters to TiMie's f-atis taction, aud drags her off to a minis tor, w he re t hey ti ro ma rried. ibi going back to the restaurant, t hey n re met bv the bite m ill ioua it e 's sec re 1 a ry . who ma kos known to Tillie lhat. she is an heiress. The lioness and her new I v - made luisb.md proceed to their new home, the Hanks inaniou. 1 1 ero 1 ho v c u t c 1 1 a i u la is hi v and a few days later give a grand ball. This ended in a frightful fracas, through ti. machinations of Mabel, who has maT aged to secure a position as maid i tiie household. In the midst of the mi loo the uncle, who was found to b-only b-only slightly injured, returns, and hi -the whole "party thrown out into tb street. Charles," discoering that Tilli has nothing in the way of wonil i goods, renounces h?r, and grahbin.. Mabel's hand, off thoy go. pursued b . the now engeful Tillie. In the ox -itement that ensues the police po-lice of tho citv are called out, a we;. as the river police, as Tillie has pursue, the recreants to the w a t or f re a t ; an here, in the midst of all the excitement Tillie is struck by an automobile loaj ed with policeman, and she. automehil and load, take an awful drop in: o tie rnor below. Here Tillie is finally re cued and Mabel, seeing tho destrwiw that cotKcieneeless 1 harley hi . wrought, fall into Tillie 's arms. ploring her forgiveness, and t'nev hot -renounce Charlie, as he is dragged r.n"l ; by the police. ' V |